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| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Irrey, I'm not on anything! Perhaps you should reread the title of this thread. If you've truly been into tubes for as long as you claim, then you should be well aware that the issues I've pointed out have been pointed out by others for just as long. | |
| Are Ohm Walsh Speakers the Poor Man's MBLs? Are the MBL's the Poor Man's German Physiks? | |
| Are Ohm Walsh Speakers the Poor Man's MBLs? No they are not. | |
| Recommend speakers for a restaurant sound system Though rightfully sneered at for high end home use, the Bose 901's might be the ticket. | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? F1a, not smoking anything, must be the second hand smoke from fellow audiophiles burnt tubes. Seriously, as Fpeel noted, nothing I posted hasn't been reported before. | |
| 4 Ohm Speaker with an "8 Ohm Minimum" Reciever My brother was "sold" a reciever with such a warning as part of a package with speakers that were a nominal 4 Ohm load. Needless to say, at anything near loud volume, the the reciever would cut out. These "salesmen" should be ashamed of themselves... | |
| Cables for Vandersteen 2 Ce Sig II Sorry no. I've only heard your electronics a few times at shows. | |
| Cables for Vandersteen 2 Ce Sig II The only other Alpha-Core Goertz speaker cable option I would consider is the AG2's. Of course they are considerably more expensive and you might not like them as much. As you know Alpha-Core will offer a free trial. Considering the rest of your g... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Loose bass, forward midrange, bright glassy upper mids/lower highs, rolled off upper highs. Variable performance. Unreliable. High maintance. Difficult to get replacement parts. When they break, they offer the potential to break other links in the... | |
| Threshold Amp and Sonic Frontiers Pre? HELP I've owned a B&K ST 140 and ran it with Thiel CS 2's which were a much easier load than the Thiel 1.5's. The B&K ST 140 is not a great match with low impedance loads. http://stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/675/index9.htmlThe Threshold is on... | |
| Vandersteen with? I suggest you check the archives. | |
| Threshold Amp and Sonic Frontiers Pre? HELP Elevick, the Threshold S200 will actually paly louder than the B&K ST140. The B&K really isn't up to handling the impedance load of those Thiels. Th input impedance will on the Threshold should be a bit better with the SF than the B&K ... | |
| Threshold Amp and Sonic Frontiers Pre? HELP Threshold! | |
| Conrad Johnson vs Audio Research vs BAT vs Cary If your T400 is DC coupled, you might want to consider how likely the tube pre is going to pass on DC. | |
| cables for apogee duetta II Hey Joe: http://equusaudio.com/ |